edited this to make it pg family friendly! but is true for today for most the country, looking at the map that space posted mn is in 3rd at 99* wtf is up with that!

 

Great Video space! very lucky to see that! seeing a launch is definitely on my life's lists of things to do!
One of my friends in florida once said about a launch:
" Drive 3 hours in traffic, walk a mile, watch for 45 seconds, walk a mile back, drive 3 hours in traffic home, MOST AWESOME TIME EVER!" haha

 

Good Morning Ev1!

Another hot and sticky day here in the motorcity!
Have to change the oil on the Monte and the Silverado today.

The wife has the next 2 days off from the Casino. (she always gets the poopy days off). 12 yrs shes been there and never "normal" weekend days off.
Had a rough night tryn to sleep with this dang arthritis..Grrrr

Thanks Space for doing the Morning Forum Post!



Thanks again for the T Shirts rick..They arrived this morning!
What a Match

 

Good morning everyone! Just heading off to work

 

Oh almost forgot!
Congrats John on Monte of the Month!
Loven the burnout pic

 

Space - Thanks for sharing the launch video! Too cool, especially in person (I saw a shuttle launch many moons ago)!

 

Hi `Devin, Yes I'm very fortunate to be able to view the launches by just stepping outside...Now, I'm really close to the launch & I really enjoy watching the man created power to lift & blast humans & satellites in2 Space.

It's sad that the Space Program has been cancelled , but I'm happy that the private sector still has programs to meet some of the needs of our country..
Plus it's a major economic plus for Brevard County due to the Space Program ending..

Yes, people come from all over the World & line the roads around the launch site just to view this amazing sight for a few minutes...I don't have much of a personal life @ present & it's a big reward in life to be able to enjoy this spectacular show in our sky 4-Sure... Thanks for your post/words

^ Hi `Dave, you are welcomed, & I'm happy that you enjoyed..(How many moons ago ?) LOL
Wish you a great Holiday with you friends
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Hi StumpMI, thanks for checking in and thanks for your words & contributions to the MCF
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Hi `Justin, thanks 4 checking in...Wish you a E.Z. work `day
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I'm just about finished with my shift & really looking forward to a break & some rest..
Peace/Happiness 2 `all from
`Space

 

Hi Member's,
I was listening to news & then checked and got the below report...It maybe why some of our member's are not online 2day In Maryland, some may not get powered restored until this friday

So `if you think you are having a BAD BLUE MONDAY,
read below Wish everyone POWER & A/C 4-Sure

An unrelenting wave of stifling heat continued to blanket the East and Midwest on Monday as millions of people struggled without power for a third straight day.

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• By Parker Michels-Boyce, AP
  A car remains crushed by a fallen tree on Carrington Road in Lynchburg, Va., on Sunday.

By Parker Michels-Boyce, AP
A car remains crushed by a fallen tree on Carrington Road in Lynchburg, Va., on Sunday.


<MORE>Around 2 million customers from North Carolina to New Jersey and as far west as Illinois were without power Monday morning. And utility officials said that for many the power would likely be out for several more days.

The heat wave that began last week was expected to drive temperatures into the 100s from Indianapolis to Atlanta through the Fourth of July holiday.

• STORY: Oppressive heat to continue
• PHOTOS: Deadly storms leave damage in wake
• MORE: D.C. region coverage from WUSA 9

Since Friday, severe weather has been blamed for at least 18 deaths, most from trees falling on homes and cars.
The culprit was a ferocious summer storm that cut a swath of destruction Friday night across 11 states, killing more than a dozen people, toppling trees, knocking out traffic lights, and sending thousands of people to shelters and into community pools to escape the heat.
The worst of the outages remained in the areas around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. To alleviate commuter congestion Monday, federal and state officials gave many workers the option of staying home. Federal agencies opened in Washington, but non-emergency employees had the option of taking leave or working from home. Maryland's governor also gave state workers wide leeway for staying out of the office.
Heat warnings have been issued for parts of Alabama, Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio. In St. Louis, the National Weather Service warned of "dangerous heat" as temperatures climb to 106 degrees on Monday.
John Swift who lost power at his home in a suburb of Richmond, Va., toughed out the power outage without complaint. The heat, he said, was the "biggest nuisance."
"I've got a camp stove. I've got cold showers. I don't watch TV. It's not a big deal," said Swift, 60.
Already, the heat wave has "broken hundreds of daily records and quite a few all-time records," said Weather Service meteorologist Katie LaBelle. "The heat is actually a very significant threat, especially with all the power outages. Coming behind that storm, with all the damage it caused, reacting to the heat is a high priority, making sure people can find cool places while they wait for the power to come back on."
Temperatures topped 109 in Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Kentucky over the weekend. Meteorologists in Jacksonville said the combination of 100-degree temperatures and high humidity there made it feel like 118.
Some states declared emergencies and activated disaster-response agencies. Governors in New Jersey and Ohio called out the National Guard.
Officials focused on the most vulnerable residents: children, the sick and the elderly.
In Washington, D.C., officials canceled summer school for Monday as they continued to assess storm damage. The city opened libraries and recreation centers and extended the hours at community pools to give residents without power respite from the heat. The city dispatched National Guard troops to powerless intersections to direct traffic and keep people away from debris and downed power lines.
In Ohio, where an 80-mph wind collapsed a barn, killing a 70-year-old woman, National Guard troops mobilized to check neighborhoods for people needing help while residents without power gathered at malls, movie theaters and churches. At the Plains-Athens Community Church of the Nazarene in southeast Ohio, families on Sunday watched movies, played board games and cooled off with donated ice cream.
Maryland opened 74 cooling stations to help residents cope with the heat and was canvassing hospitals and nursing homes to ensure they have enough power to keep elderly and sick residents cool, Maryland Emergency Management Agency spokesman Ed McDonough said. The number of people without power is similar to power outages following hurricanes, he said.
"That's still an awful lot of people without power in the extreme heat we're having now," McDonough said. "It's still an event that's going to take days instead of hours. We didn't have the kind of warning you have with hurricane so they couldn't stage repair crews ahead of time."
In Virginia, where Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency, the storm knocked out the 9-1-1 system. O'Donnell said the storms caused the most widespread, non-hurricane-related power outage in that state's history. A wastewater treatment plant in Lynchburg lost power and discharged at least 250,000 gallons of water into the James River.
"This is not a one-day situation," McDonnell said. "It is a multiday challenge."
</MORE>Contributing: Associated Press

 

Space - I saw one of the shuttle launches in 1982, either STS-3 (March '82) or STS-4 (June '82). I lived in St. Pete, FL, at the time and camped nearby for the launch. Impressive / memorable experience. I'm glad I had the chance to see it at least once.

 

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you all had a nice weekend! I did, played hard on Saturday and worked hard on the house Sunday! Can't wait for Wednesday!

Have a good Monday!